Hilary Benn is disliked by many of Jeremy Corbyn’s supporters Jonathan Brady/PAJohn McDonnell has refused to step in and ensure that Hilary Benn remains a Labour MP as he faces the growing threat of deselection. Mr Benn has been disliked by many supporters of Jeremy Corbyn since he argued against the Labour leader and in favour of airstrikes against Islamic State in Syria. He was then sacked from his role as shadow foreign secretary amid claims that he was encouraging colleagues to resign as part of an eventually botched attempt to replace Mr Corbyn as leader. A report in The Sunday Times claimed that positions in Mr Benn’s Leeds Central constituency party have been taken over by Corbyn supporters and that he is facing the threat of deselection in the seat. Asked whether he would discourage…

Source: The Times November 21, 2016 00:05 UTC